Long-Lasting Sacrificial Fence
I needed a sacrificial fence for cutting rabbets with my tablesaw. All of the designs I’d seen required drilling holes in my saw’s fence or positioning clamps strategically out of the way of the [...]
Harvey Big Eye Rip Fence System Review
Tool: Big Eye Rip Fence Shop Now Manufacturer: Harvey Woodworking MSRP: $1249+ There are times when there is a product released that I think really met the mark. One of those is the Harvey Big [...]
Classic Door Joinery
How to make strong mortise and tenon joints with a plunge router and a tablesaw. Imagine turning the clock back 500 years and visiting a fellow woodworker in any large European town. You could [...]
Tablesaw Dovetails
Machine joints that look hand-made. Imagine cutting through dovetails with pins and sockets spaced any way you like—as if they were cut by hand. Now imagine cutting them without using a dovetail [...]
KM Tools Stop Block Review
Tool: The Katz-Moses Universal No Deflection Stop Block – V2.0.1 Shop Now Manufacturer: KM Tools MSRP: $38.99 The KISS (keep it simple stupid) principle was reportedly coined by Kelly [...]
Infinity Tools VRS-200 Vertical Sled Review
Tool: VRS-200 Vertical Router Sled Shop Now Manufacturer: Infinity Tools MSRP: $319 Infinity Tools, out of Florida, has been known to design and manufacture some of the highest quality tools [...]
Zero Clearance Dust Port
Zero clearance inserts are wonderful for eliminating tear out, but unfortunately, they also eliminate dust collection. To give my collection system an opening to pull sawdust through, I cut a [...]
Essential Table Saw Safety
There’s no need to fear the most versatile machine in the modern shop. There are good reasons that the table saw is at the center of many shops. This machine revolutionized the way we make [...]
Magnetic Stop-block for the Table Saw
When crosscutting a series of short pieces from a longer board using the table saw’s miter gauge, it’s dangerous to use the rip fence as a stop. The freed pieces can get jammed between the blade [...]
SawStop CTS Compact Table Saw Review
Tool: CTS Compact Table Saw Shop Now Manufacturer: SawStop MSRP: $899 Most woodworkers are familiar now with the SawStop line of table saws and their patented safety system that stops the [...]
Grr-Ripper 2 Go Revew
Tool: Grr-Ripper 2 Go Shop Now Manufacturer: MicroJig MSRP: $29 MicroJig, the company behind the much acclaimed, Grr-Ripper push block, recently released a new, trimmed-down version of the [...]
Improved Crosscut Sled
Crosscut sleds have been around for a long time, but few are ideal. Many are heavy and hard to store. Most develop an extra-wide saw cut in the fence and allow the blade to throw sawdust in your [...]
